fabrication
2
6.1
- noun
- /ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Literature
:
invención
- The characters are fictional the text hypothetical the events an apocryphal fabrication but together they present an authentic account of the inner workings of a modern theatrical production.
And, you know, it's interesting that that she's actually giving us a insight into the fabrication of origin stories.
- And, you know, it's interesting that that she's actually giving us a insight into the fabrication of origin stories.
- You can see in the piece I gave you a little extra from his fabrication.
Examples
-
From its inception, the history of art lent itself readily to the fabrication of self-serving cultural narratives, and so histories of art played a major role in the national myths developed from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries.
Academic text (2013) -
So the fabrication of the story, for many people, they embellish the story and make it seem even worse than what it was.
-
And, you know, it's interesting that that she's actually giving us a insight into the fabrication of origin stories.
-
I will prove, in fact, that this fabrication is the product of the imagination of a man whose dreams and ramblings are a danger to this community.
-
Precious corals have been used by humans for the fabrication of coral jewelry since antiquity (Grigg, 1989).
Academic text (1993) -
Popular culture, which "reflects the concerns of the White people but marginalizes and trivializes those of the Indians," is instrumental in the fabrication of stereotypes that fit the needs of mainstream society and its public memory.
Academic text (2002) -
The author's latest novel is a fascinating fabrication that blends history with pure imagination.
-
Her wonderful fabrication about a lost treasure captivated everyone at the storytelling event.
-
Many myths are mere fabrication created to explain the unexplainable in ancient cultures.
Synonyms
271
2.0
A made-up story or statement that is not true
4
6.3
An invented story or plan made to trick people
1
7.2
Creating a made-up world for a story or game
1
7.0
Creating and sharing stories people accept as true to shape what they think
1
7.7
A story that turns real people or events into made-up ones
Antonyms
How Fictional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fabrication can mean the creation of a story or invented world in writing, coming from the root fabrica that means 'to make'. Think of an author as a maker who 'builds' a story, so a literary fabrication is a created or 'imagined' work.